The best music is grown in California. Good In The Hood showcases the freshest crops of dedicated Bay Area musicians and sound engineers, each carving out their own personal piece of the musicsphere. They may be young, new, and still deciding who they want to be, but the point is someday we feel they will figure it out and it will be epic. Till then, read up, listen up, dance and tell your friends.

Dynamics

Let’s talk about sexy. Let’s talk about silky, sweet seduction. Turn down the “in your face” and turn up the “on your knees.” The genres and sub-genres spanning Indie Electro, Disco House & beyond are almost like the romance languages of dance music. Their masters are few and far between. Artists like A-Trak, AC Slater, and Treasure Fingers are able to wield their sounds properly so that even the most resistant recipient won’t be able to avoid feeling coy, happy, and lustful. We are no stranger to San Francisco talent here at CYV so it shouldn’t surprise you that our latest disco fix is provided by Dynamics, a pair of genuine boogie aficionados; we often see them alongside SF nightlife favorites Realboy or performing at the famed Our House Records events. In a sea of newly minted DJ BRO’s mashing Beatport’s Top 100 Dubstep / Electro charts, this duo is stepping way outside the box & turning it into a damn disco ball.

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Innerpartysystem – Not Getting Any Better (Dynamics Remix) by DynamicsMusic

Don’t forget to hit VOTE on the embedded player for Dynamics’ newest remix of Siberia by LIGHTS!

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If you haven’t heard of Shab Ruffcut, now is the time to listen up! The UK-based founder of it_tizz Recordings has been doing some major promo recently. To get everyone amped on his sound, he has released 8 FREE tracks, all of which are definitively off the hook! From tech house to jazz and disco house, the Ruffcut sound is CLEAN. See especially: “Tonic,” “Born in Iran.”

Direct: Shab Ruffcut – Born In Iran (Original Mix)

Direct: Shab Ruffcut – Shake It (Original Mix)

Direct: Shab Ruffcut – Happy (Original Mix)

Direct: Shab Ruffcut – Bikini Games (Original Mix)

Direct: Shab Ruffcut – Tonic (Original Mix)

Direct: Shab Ruffcut – Lord (Original Mix)

Direct: Shab Ruffcut – I Don’t Know (Original Mix)

Direct: Shab Ruffcut – Banana Fuzz (Original Mix)

Richie Panic is a staple in the Bay Area electronic music scene. You’ve probably been to one of his parties and you’ve probably heard his name. He’s played alongside so many big names, it would take too long to even begin a list (Justice, AC Slater, Diplo & Simian Mobile Disco to name a few). Back in 2002, Panic founded the legendary Frisco Disco in a small, unmarked bar in one of San Francisco’s seediest neighborhoods. It instantly became a success, so Panic soon took his act to bigger crowds with the start of Blow Up, a Friday night party where he was the featured resident DJ since its inception in 2005. Blow Up quickly became the destination for both up-and-coming and established DJs, with Richie Panic at the helm navigating who and what would be the next big thing.

With crowds selling out Blow Up every week, Panic gained a steady notoriety and popularity as one of San Francisco’s most iconic DJs. His meteoric rise gave way to bookings all over the country, as well as a European tour, and a series of mixes that that were virulent on every music blog. At home, Richie Panic’s reputation as a DJ with a definitive impact on the city’s nightlife was cemented when in both 2008 and 2009, Richie Panic was voted Best DJ in SFWeekly’s reader’s poll.

And in a most recent development, Blow Up SF was shut down! Apparently, the party was just a tad too crazy. There was a reunion party at Kelly’s Mission Rock on April 10th, so hopefully this awesome gathering can find a decent location and keep the awesome going.

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He has just released his latest mix, right in time for Spring/Summer (minus the crap weather we’re having here in the Bay. When is this friggin’ rain going to stop?).

“Whether you are down in Miami, at the Castle in LA with Anne Lee, or getting weird at Club EB this is an essential BBQ. BOOZE, and BARCA LOUNGER mix. Smoke what you got, grill up some pills, and get mad blasted…”

Pool Party Massage Mixtape
1. Spicoli tests the weed
2. Policy of Trust – Tanlines
3. The Reeling (Miike Snow Remix) – Passion Pit
4. Cruel Intentions (Maurice Fulton Remix) – Simian Mobile Disco
5. Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Remix) – Depeche Mode
6. Zoolookologie – Jean-Michel Jarre
7. Back Down (Cut Copy Remix) – Munk
8. Lisztomania (Yuksek Remix) – Phoenix
9. Domino Dancing – Pet Shop Boys
10. Crystalized (Rory Phillips Remix) – The xx
11. Loose Tights (VHS or Beta Remix) – Hussle Club
12. The Mainline – CALiGULA
13. Dreams (Demo Mix) – SonicC
14. It’s My Life – Talk Talk

A POOL PARTY MASSAGE MIXTAPE BY RICHIE PANIC by richiepanic

And here’s his latest remix with UFO! Quality stuff!
YOUVE CHANGED (RICHIE PANIC and UFO! Remix) – Lauren Flax feat. Sia by richiepanic

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